Little Hawk is a fairly intelligent guy, but he does have this "above it all" quirk and a tendency to lecture people about what they already know. He IS polite and generally civil in his discourse, and I've often wondered why, if he and Goofus are such good buddies, why he doesn't take him in hand, wash out his mouth with soap, and try to teach him civilized behavior.
The barbarians are at the gates, and those two are constantly bitching at US. No help at all.